Improving Adolescent Literacy

Humans learn through Language

Dr. Shanahan (She co-wrote the article you read.)

What does Disciplinary Literacy Look like?

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What about struggling readers?

Not meeting expectations

"Struggling is situational," it is not part of the learner's identity (Fisher, p. 3)."

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Choose from the topics on the next slide and share how you can teach how you would teach using your "discipline lens" to create an inquiry lesson with a group of teachers from different disciplines.

Frame into an inquiry Question

Topics

• DNA
• Changes in Magic
• Chicago "The Jungle"
• Stages of Life
• Timeline of Rock and Roll
• Bigfoot
• Be ready to report. Use any source available. Start from Inquiry

Consider how you will use reading strategies to make a connection.

Consider

• Building background knowledge
• Linking current learning to prior knowledge
• Explicitly stating learning intentions and success criteria
• Seeking relevance by discussing student impressions and questions
• Modeling thinking and the processes you use to critically read.

Consider

• Using small-group heterogenous grouping so peers can support each other
• Monitoring indivual progress
• (Frey p. 3)

"Literacy is integral for building knowledge (p. 5)."